Cask at the Magpie. Dark gold with a clingy head and a very very faint haze. Bright floral and citrus nose, Fruity and citrus on the palate, and extremely bitter, with an almost harsh finish. Needs a sparkler perhaps?

Keg at Buxton Tap, Buxton, Thursday 16th April 2015 Amazed that I have never had this yet (I probably have but never got round to rating) Pours hazy golden with a light filmy white head. We are both getting a bit of sulphour. Loz thinks it is a bit thin but she is on Axe Edge. I think that this is a really good session beer, a steady lilting citrussy vein throughout leading to a lengthy dry finish. A6 A3 T7 P4 Ov13 3.3

Review based on the BJCP2008 guidelines (style 6B, adapted). Bottle 33 cl - Batch G:B116. AROMA: general hop aromas with notes of mango and grapefruit with a faint malty background. APPEARANCE: slight gold color and hazy. average white moussy head with good retention. TASTE: soft sweet malty flavour with bready notes and hop flavours (mango and grapefruit). medium-high bitterness that lasts beyond a semi-dry finish. PALATE: medium-light to light body with medium carbonation. no astringency. OVERALL: a golden pale ale more oriented to the Citra hops used with slight more bitterness than usual.

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